Exciting night! Our #PawikanWatchers pilot team led for the first time a release of #marineturtle hatchlings with a small group of #LaUnion locals. We proudly watched @tsapsuy step up to the plate & do the orientation for participants, closely guided by Curma. #savePHseas @route63travels @aayaptinchay

Today is the Rainbow Warrior’s last day in Manila before it sails to Guimaras, Tacloban, and other countries in Southeast Asia. The Rainbow Warrior, designed and built for Greenpeace’s campaigns, is on a journey to amplify the voices of communities affected by the climate crisis.

One of the leading hearts and minds behind the “Climate Change and People Power” tour is Greenpeace Philippines’s Climate Justice Campaigner, Desiree Llanos Dee. For this week's #SeatizenSunday, she talked to us about the 1,500-km walk she did across three countries, climate litigation, and the power of stories.

"Cities must first protect and manage the natural defenses they already have [such as urban wetlands]. We can’t keep repeating the mistakes of the past as unplanned growth obliterates wetlands and floodplains, erasing their protective functions, and sending higher volumes of floodwater toward homes and businesses. Within cities, urban wetlands are part of a mix of investments — including rooftop gardens and permeable pavements — that can intercept and absorb rainfall, so that more water sinks slowly into soils and groundwater and less becomes rapid runoff that submerges streets and overwhelms storm drainage systems."

KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Overcrowded cities in developing nations could tackle unmanaged urban sprawl more effectively by creating 30-year plans based on acquiring cheap land adjacent to their suburbs and developing those new areas in a sustainable way, experts told a major gathering on urban planni...

"Online shopping does have a smaller carbon footprint than traditional shopping methods... [it] doesn’t require consumers to physically drive to a store. But choosing the express delivery option cancels out some of the ecological benefits of sitting at home to shop. The faster a delivery method is, the more significant its carbon footprint might be."

The challenges that fisheries in India face are similar to those in the Philippines. Hopefully, we can learn from their solutions as well.

"These localised fishermen’s initiatives, when taken together, add up to a potentially substantial movement by the fishing community towards sustainable fishing. There are clear opportunities for the government to engage with these community-based management initiatives and provide a policy framework for effective co-management. Our challenge is now to recognise, support and encourage these fishermen to continue to save their seas."

#TravelTuesday How many times have you looked forward to visiting a destination, only to be disappointed by the amount of trash you found there?

"Surrounded by plastic debris, this diver sees the threat posed to the oceans by our throw-away culture. The area is home to more than 100 manta rays that are suffering because of the waste, which they may eat by accident."

Many of us are aware of the need to do something about plastic pollution but lack the means or tools to be part of the solution. It needs to be made more widely known that the alternatives to plastic exist so that people can consciously choose to use less plastic."